President George W. Bush today announced the designation of a Presidential
Delegation to the State of Israel to attend events commemorating the 10th
anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on
November 14, 2005.

The Honorable James A. Baker III, former Secretary of State, will lead the
delegation.

Members of the Presidential Delegation are:

The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
The Honorable Richard A. Jones, U. S. Ambassador to Israel
The Honorable C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern
Affairs
The Honorable Elliott Abrams, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy
National Security Advisor for Global Democracy Strategy
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